Aaron Ramsdale’s situation at Arsenal has changed with the arrival of David Raya, and he is reportedly unhappy about losing his first-team place. Raya joined Arsenal from Brentford during the last transfer window and has taken over as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper.
Arsenal is determined to compete for the league title and aims to field the best players in every position to achieve that goal. Mikel Arteta views Raya’s arrival as a significant addition that can elevate the team’s performance, and he is willing to select the strongest option for each game.
If Raya continues to perform well, it is likely that he will remain as the starting goalkeeper, leaving Ramsdale as the second choice. Football Insider suggests that Ramsdale is already expressing his dissatisfaction with this situation, and it may prompt him to seek a solution sooner rather than later.
The competition for positions in the squad is common at top clubs, and players may need to evaluate their options and make decisions based on their career aspirations and playing time. Ramsdale’s future at Arsenal may hinge on how he and the club navigate this situation.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Ramsdale has been one of the finest goalkeepers in England over the years and delivers when he plays for us.
However, Raya seems to be a better goalie and we want the best man to win the battle for a place between them, which is what every club does.
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All eye,s will be on who starts in goal for Arsenal later. Hope’s the gaffer would have already told the young Englishman he is the man.
Truly hoping this doesn’t become a circus.
Why would you prefer a young Englishman to a foreign goalkeeper whose stats and performances have been far better? I like Ramsdale but recognise that some of his performances have been a bit flakey with a number of poor decisions. He is a loveable showman but not a better keeper than Raya. As an old Englishman I would always go for reliability.
Agreed, and quite frankly considering the fact that he started every game last season, he shouldn’t be annoyed at being on the bench. He should just stay patient and improve his skill
I Concord with you Nix he should be patient and work harder that’s just
the really now I really don’t care what lots out there are saying about Raya tribal or what have you Gunners need the best even if you being a cusine to Kronke we the fans need to celebrat truphys
This is my life club for over 40 years I never change gunners for anything wi or lose am a gunner even my pant I wore is gunner with my 66 yreas of age gunners gunners gunners for life my only club in my life
Aaron have been good but we saw lots of expensive mistakes no coach take that even the likes of Georgiho Havarzts so he did be patient or look els were where his mistake will be Pampers
my kindly opinion
Good morning
If Arsenal has been winning games in the Epl in past few weeks. Shouldn’t the disgruntled Aesenal supporters be sad or happy?
Theorem, let us Gooners rally round our beloved Arsenal tea,m tomorrow to win at the Ems the first of the NLD match of of this season
should
us know that it is Arteta”total rights to make the Gunners team match selection for a match. And. Who he will start or benched for the match is his prerogative?.
If Arsena want to challenge the epl then he should challenge both goalkeeping position.Otherwise Raya is more valuable than Ramsdale
Raya, two games, two clean sheets something Ramsdale was struggling with one clean sheet in five. Raya will be playing tonight Arsenal will beat spurs 3-0 three games three clean sheets go gunners
They played Everton and PSV !!! Not exactly tough games as neither team barely had a shot on goal !
Let’s not believe Raya is the messiah until he has been tested properly
I think it is logical to start Raya against spurs.
Arsenal plays from the back and spurs with their new manager and the new style of play, will not seat back.
They will press us, of which Raya seems to be more assured on the ball playing from the back compare with Ramsdale.
On the other hand, I feel the spurs will play into the hands of the gunners if they go all out to press and attack.
There are only very few world class goalkeepers over the years and these were the likes of Oliver Khan, Buffon, Peter Czech, Ika classical,et Al, the rest of are dependent on the performances of the Defenders. For arsenal’s case, credit should rather be given to the defence other than the goalies so Ramsdalen or Raya means the same to me but I believe Ramsdalen has some quality reflexes comparable to only Degea
There is no sentiment in who plays. Ramsdale played 5 matches for arsenal and conceded four goals. David played two tough ones and gave us clean sheets. No silly errors, confidence in the post that helps on field players to move forward.
Why the complain. So far Daivid is a better goal keeper. Ramsdale displaced our former no 1 and we all agreed. Is it because he is an English player? If we need trophies, we go for the best. Performance on field not by mouth or nationality
Yes sir
While Ramsdale has good saves in him, he has failed to eliminate errors in his game. Saliba and Mehgales has improved in terms of errors in their games.
I was shocked our keeper couldn’t win the golden glove last season despite our team winning a lot of games. The truth is that his positioning is very poor.
He is a good shot stopper and will improve. He needs the bench to cause a conscious effort to improve his concentration in games.
He is a very good keeper and should take his chance when it comes. I just want to see a fair competition in the goal keeping department. I would be sad to see Raya in goal if his form drops. At the moment putting Raya on goal is the right decision. Viera looked like the worse signing ever but he is doing well now. Our keeper should focus on improving, he’ll get a chance to play.
How can you possibly say Everton and PSV were tough games for a goalkeeper ?
These were clearly not ‘tough’ games as things panned out. Neither team is amongst the elite of the respective competitions.
Ramsdale has clearly been a good goalkeeper for us and highlighting a limited number of statistics without context is a grossly unfair way to compare the two goalkeepers.
However Raya is a very good goalkeeper and seems more comfortable with the ball at his feet so it will be difficult to drop him at this point. Ramsdale needs to be ready to perform whenever he is called upon.
Hear HeR
The team and the club should always come before one individual player.
I suspect this is just another example of media imagination but if Ramsdale is disgruntled about the situation he should seek to move. It just doesn’t pay to stick around if you are unhappy.
So far I support Raya between the posts;his position,confidence and ball distribution is just superb.Ramsdale should accept competition and work hard.
Agree with you 100%.
IF the report is true, IF Ramsdale doesn’t like the bench and earning starts then he should go.
Arsenal first before the individual.
Other players with their sense of entitlement were sent packing, Ramsdale can be the next. No one should have guarantees of starting, if they don’t like that then leave.
We are on the cusp of greatness, don’t need primadonnas rocking the boat.
Durand, I agree with your main point but disagree with your description of RAMSDALE as a “prima donna”!.
Wanting to leave, IF that proves to be true, given his status and standing in the game as Englands close second choice, surely makes him entitled to think he is worth a place at SOME top club .
And IF -I stress IF – that is the case, then he is IMO entitled to wish to go, assuming he becomes the regular second choice (WHICH AS YET, NONE OF US KNOWS ANYWAY) and without being denigrated as a prima donna , which I say is untrue AND unfair.
Well said
I Concord with you Nix he should be patient and work harder that’s just
the really now I really don’t care what lots out there are saying about Raya tribal or what have you Gunners need the best even if you being a cusine to Kronke we the fans need to celebrat truphys
This is my life club for over 40 years I never change gunners for anything wi or lose am a gunner even my pant I wore is gunner with my 66 yreas of age gunners gunners gunners for life my only club in my life
Aaron have been good but we saw lots of expensive mistakes no coach take that even the likes of Georgiho Havarzts so he did be patient or look els were where his mistake will be Pampers
my kindly opinion
Good morning
Me2 it isn’t a suspect its tue is all about media you know an Englishman has that pride being better so the club first than individual player
Are we happy with likes Havarzts and Georginho at Arsenall lets call a spade a spade all these are confusions they want to distract the gunner keeper in the changing room
All the talk about how unhappy Ramsdale is and how he is looking for a transfer is just bs !
Ramsdale is a professional and a team player and although in time if he can’t get the first choice nod he may leave that’s not the case right now AFC are a squad one for all and all for one the selfish i’m all right jack days of Ozil and co are long gone.
Ramsdale has been betrayed. I would be gutted if I was him. So pissed with Artetta.
I dont even think Pep is that ruthless.
Going to lose tge trust of the dressing room.
Far too early to say who is the best keeper. Yes Ramsdale has mistakes in him but we only know that because of how many games he’s played for us. Raya has played twice and hardly been tested especially against PSV with not one difficult stop to make. Who plays today is Arteta’s choice and it’s a difficult choice to make, in my opinion.
I felt for ramsdale so much BCOS he has been our no:1 goal keeer all this while. But for now,I think David raya looks better and more comported in times everything. The best shoud be their,if Arsenal should go for major trophies.
Because of Ramsdale. This team is now at this position or level. Because he worked so hard without a sub up to this point. I felt for him. You are going to regret him. He is the best. We got successful every time on betting. With him we won’t go wrong
I think raya is better than ramsdale
Ok ramsdale is a good goalkeeper but raya, is more than ramsdale, clean sheets now for raya, the firsts 3 games, it will be seen how he operates through the course of the games
Whoever it is that enables us to secure the 3 points for this match, may he be left to guard the posts.
If we can also make our decision this way, then that must ring a bell about some less productive players in the squad. We love them, but a line has to be drawn in the sand
Last season it was Vieira
This season has started with Havertz and we’ve moved swiftly on to Ramsdale.
If he’s tossing his toys out of the cot after two games then piss him off all together.
He obviously has decided that he can’t to win his spot back.
Of course you need to also believe that this is the case, because we know all reports are completely true.
My comment is a general one
1. Guys ..Let’s start taking shots in and near the opposition penalty box please. The passes are getting too many and fruitless
2.Nketsia should be more aggressive in the box. He is too gentle. He is currently punching below his weight
Point 1 is not accepted, it’s not the Arsenal way or the current mgt’s identity. i’d rather our patient approach all day any day.
No need for Ramsdale to panick.Its too early in the season and with the competitions we are in the tray is so full for him.
We needed a better back up for him and we got Raya.He has to be tested in matches and so far so good from what we’ve seen.
Therefore both Ramsdale and the club should be very happy that we have Raya in case anything happened to Rams we have good cover.
From what i saw in the LDM last Sunday, both goalkeepers @ Ramsdale & Raya have their pro and cons. Both are now without clean sheets. So my advise will be train hard and may the best goalkeeper be fielded. As for Mikael Arteta, open your eyes and see MC style of play. More offensive and goal machine. You are winning possession and ball passing only. Champions are crowned with the most wins and points okay. Think like a coach/manager. You have lots to prove this season 2023/24. Don’t take it easy. Now behind by 4 points against MC and in 4th place okay. Don’t take Gabriel Jesus out unless he is injured badly. Coz his the only striker that has the MC style and DNA for Arsenal to try be champions okay. Tqvm.
I was hoping for rather more, after the two brief sentences under JA opinion. It seems articles in general, by in house writers, dont actually say much about what THEY PERSONALLY REALLY THINK IN ANY DETAIL, but are simply designed to tempt us to post.
Thats fair enough, but I am interested to know what those inhouse writers REALLY think personally and so often I find, after reading their article, I still dont know any more of their TRUE PERSONAL thoughts than I did befire reading the piece.
I just think that is a shame .
Just my take, others will probably not care, but thats how I am made!
So far I have seen no one else makingh thr surely valid point that RAYA is only on loan for a year andnot signed permanently. I read that we had agreed a signing fee of £27 mill, which ,if true, seems terrific value.
Does anyone know if we DEFINITELY can ,or even must, purchase him for that figure outright next summer.?
Hope we can and do, but right now, he IS only on loan which surely means something, as I do know we HAD, back in the summer, the chance to permanently sign him, but chose not to.
Which sets me wondering why we chose not to?
Esp as MA seems to regard him as a REAL TOP keeper, which he certainly is!
From the OFFICIAL BRENTFORD website….
“I’m sure the first question that all Brentford fans will ask is why this transfer has been structured as an initial loan with Arsenal having the option to make it permanent in the future,” said Brentford director of football Phil Giles.
“The answer to that is simply that it enables this deal to be done more rapidly between both clubs, with all parties wanting to make this a permanent transfer as soon as practically possible, whenever that might be.
THANKS Pat.
But still a grey area on price and WHY we chose not to pay the full permanent fee, since MA seems to rate Raya so much .
To my ever logically thinking mind, something doesnt quite add up. My only answer would be that Kroenke was not willing to permit the full permanent signing amount be paid up front.
Otherwise it COULD have been done very speedily, as all parties were willing.
But KROENKE seems NOT to have wished to do so. Hmmmm!
I feel as if we lost this derby,and I’m not happy with late introduction of Nelson and Smith-Rowe instead of Gorginho and Harvetz COYG
I believe Arteta made a bad move…Just MY opinion…Raya was supposed to help WIN…Ramsdale was a motivator and he could’ve gotten a draw vs. Tottenham and more probable a Win…Keeper is a very important position of the team…Look what Ramsdale did last year…How did Brentford do last year? My call, Arsenal will NOT win the league this year because of the keeper move…Arsenal should have focused on a striker over the summer who knows how to finish…A striker who can score 20-25 goals…I LOVE Arsenal, but this keeper move has disrupted the team… Sometimes you can OVER Manage…Get a prime striker in January on kiss the league cup goodbye…
Dear fans,it’s important for Arsenal as a team to play together as a unit,by individually targeting certain players we will not go far. Don’t forget Ramsdale was the keeper who helped us where we are now an to disrespect the player like that is not on. Arteta did the same with Neketia when we were struggling with the injuries of Obamayang . He must sort himself out .
It was never going to work thinking you can have 2 top keepers both want to play regular and the one left out will soon get fed up and want to leave for first team football it was clear when Arsenal signing Raya he would soon be the number 1 and that’s what Arteta wanted all along! Ramsdale will prob push for a move in January if not definitely the summer!
We need both of them, Ramsdale should start maybe ¾of EPL games. Arteta should think well, remember Leno and Emiliano Martinez, he decided to remain with Leno and by that time Martinez was MUCH BETTER than Leno.
It will depend on how much he likes the club, coz he very well know how he performed last season and how he’s doing now.